Double Calochortus flower

Kipp McMichael via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Mon, 12 May 2025 00:47:39 PDT
Jim,

  That C. Superbus with 6 petals is beautiful. If the other flowers on that plant have double petals, you might have a trait you could breed with. If that flower is the only one with double petals, it's more likely just an aberration in the development of that one bud.

  The double petal habit as seen here obscures the beautiful pattern at the bottom of the flower. To the extent that these patterns are there to influence pollinators, that might be a reason we don't see double petals very often in the wild.

-|<ipp
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Does anyone know anything about double Calochortus flowers?Jim Barton
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